South Asia - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in South Asia was 86.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 90.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 42.00 in 2000.

Definition: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.

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Year Value
2000 42.00
2001 59.00
2002 64.00
2003 77.00
2004 82.00
2005 87.00
2006 87.00
2007 88.00
2008 89.00
2009 89.00
2010 89.00
2011 90.00
2012 88.00
2013 89.00
2014 79.00
2015 78.00
2016 76.00
2017 84.00
2018 85.00
2019 86.00

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of adult deaths from a single infectious agent in developing countries. Data on the success rate of tuberculosis treatment are provided for countries that have submitted data to the WHO. The treatment success rate for tuberculosis provides a useful indicator of the quality of health services. A low rate suggests that infectious patients may not be receiving adequate treatment. An important complement to the tuberculosis treatment success rate is the case detection rate, which indicates whether there is adequate coverage by the recommended case detection and treatment strategy.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention